calls himself fortune's fool because he believes that his life was going well until he and his
friends ran afoul of . Now, however, he believes that he is being mocked by fate.
Romeo is happy when he meets . His broken heartcourtesy of his infatuation with
Rosalineis mended. They overcome the bad blood between their families and married in secret.
Everything seems to be going his way.
However,takes the place of Romeo in a
duel with Tybalt; Romeo refuses to duel because he is now kin to Tybalt (through his marriage to
Juliet). Tybalt then slays Mercutio. In a rage, Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona
as a result.
All the happiness that Romeo had experienced is now gone. He's
apart from the women he loves and separated from his family and friends. He feels that being
away from Juliet is as bad as a death sentence. Though he thought fortune had smiled upon him,
it appears to him that he was only being set up for a larger fall. If he had checked
his...
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